Research Engineer, EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research CentrePhD Candidate, University of Paris Dauphine

Investors have thus shown growing interest in new forms of diversification, especially in investment vehicles that offer better protection during extreme market conditions. This has naturally led them to consider hedge funds as part of their investment universe. The massive arrival of institutional investors in an “industry” that up until then had been reserved to some High Net Worth Individuals or Endowments/Foundations resulted in a dramatic capital inflow and entailed a profound diversification of investors’ risk profile.

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